Configuration Management Lead

About the role

Entarian is seeking an experienced Configuration Management (CM) Lead to oversee configuration management processes, technical baselines, and change control activities supporting complex Department of Defense and federal programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Configuration Management Lead responsible for establishing, implementing, and maintaining the program Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and associated CM processes.
• Establish and maintain technical, functional, product, software, hardware, and documentation baselines throughout the system development life-cycle.
• Manage configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and audit activities in accordance with program and contractual requirements.
• Administer the Configuration Control Board (CCB), including coordinating agenda development, documenting decisions, tracking actions, and ensuring approved changes are properly implemented.
• Review, evaluate, and process Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Requests for Deviation (RFDs), Requests for Waiver (RFWs), and other configuration change requests.
• Career development and maintenance of configuration integrity throughout program changes.
• Support software and hardware release management activities, ensuring approved configurations are accurately documented, tested, and transitioned into operational environments.
• Conduct Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), and internal configuration compliance assessments.
• Ensure consistency between approved technical baselines, engineering documentation, requirements, interface specifications, software repositories, and deployment environments.
• Develop and maintain configuration status reports, baseline metrics, audit findings, and executive dashboards supporting program leadership and customer reporting.
• Identify configuration risks, process deficiencies, and opportunities for continuous improvement while implementing corrective actions and CM best practices.
• Career development and maintenance of configuration integrity throughout program changes.
• Career development and maintenance of configuration integrity throughout program changes.
• Coordinate with government configuration management organizations and customer representatives to ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory, and technical requirements.

Requirements

• Active Secret security clearance (TS/SCI preferred depending on program requirements).
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum ten (10) years of experience performing configuration management for Department of Defense, aerospace, federal, or other complex technical programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing Configuration Management Plans (CMPs), technical baselines, and configuration control processes.
• Experience administering Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and managing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and other configuration change activities.
• Strong understanding of configuration identification, baseline management, change control, status accounting, and configuration audits.
• Experience supporting software, hardware, documentation, and system configuration management across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience maintaining configuration traceability between requirements, engineering documentation, software releases, and deployed operational environments.
• Familiarity with systems engineering life-cycle processes, requirements management, and configuration governance.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with engineering teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Power-Point, Excel, Project, and Outlook.
• Ability to travel approximately 25% to support customer locations, configuration audits, engineering reviews, and operational activities.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, NASA, Intelligence Community, or other classified government programs.
• Experience supporting software-intensive systems using Git, GitLab, GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, or similar source code management platforms.
• Familiarity with product life-cycle management (PLM), application life-cycle management (ALM), and enterprise configuration management tools.
• Experience supporting Agile, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and automated release management environments.
• Knowledge of ANSI/EIA-649 Configuration Management Standard, MIL-HDBK-61, or equivalent government and industry CM standards.
• Experience managing digital baselines supporting Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Digital Engineering, or Digital Thread initiatives.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Share-Point, ServiceNow, or similar collaboration and work-flow management platforms.
• Experience supporting Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), and government technical reviews.
• Certified Configuration and Data Management Professional (CCDMP), PMP, or other relevant professional certification.
• Experience supporting space systems, communications infrastructure, cloud platforms, or mission operations environments.

Benefits

Salary Range: $116,000.00 - $145,000.00